In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Aileen was a nurse. Helping people was a big part of her identity. In latter years when she was less able to do that in physical ways, she sometimes wondered about God’s purpose for her remaining here on earth. And I assured her that her warm greeting and hug for a young pastor every Sunday, her example of walking down to the hill to Bible study rain or shine, and rarely taking the many offered rides back up the hill, even in the dark of winter, her determination to always march up the aisle to the altar to commune with her Lord and receive His gifts of His body and blood for her, made a profound impact on all who knew her.